Barn batten and panel strip



May 21, 1929. L. T PETERSEN 1,714,237

BARN BATTEN AND PANEL STRIP Filed Nov. 14, 1927 gwuentoz Z as'77'e JLPeIensen,

Patented May 21, 1929.

VIUNITEDY STATES PVATENT'F LESLIE 'r. PETERSEN, or DENISION, IOWA.

BARN BATTEN AND PANEL s'riur.

Application filed November 14, 1927. Serial No. 233,097.

its manufacture andshipment, but which is also easily handled by workmen without the exercise of any great amount of skill.

Another obj eCtIOf this invention is to provide a batten strip possessing the above characteristics and which at the same time has the advantage of maintaining the crevices between boards closed even after the boards have become warped and shrunk incident to exposure to the weather andmcident to subjection to moisture and heat, and a batten strip which may be easily and quickly applied and which may be fitted and secured in place by nails or other common form of fastening means. v 1

The invention further aims at the provision of a batten strip which is adapted to be secured in overlapping relation with re: spect to the adjacent edge portions of boards in the wall, roof or the like and which may be secured fixedly to but one ofthe adjacent edgeportionsand permitted to move relatively to'the-opp'osite edgeportion so as to maintain the crevice closed and atthesame time permit of the relative movement of the edge portions of the boards. v

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claim appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts through- I out the several views, 7

7 Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of a wall structure showing batten strips constructed according to the, present inven-' tion applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken through the same substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary face elevation showing a slight modification of the batten strip as applied to panel boards, such as used in interior or wall construction, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary enlarged horizontal section taken through the same on the line -4 of Figure 3.

close the entire'wall.

. body of the orifice;

7 Referring to the drawing, and first the approximating a general size, the same being built into the wall structure with crevices 1 13 between the adjacent longitudinal edge portions'of the:boards. The battenstrip of this invention is adapted to be applied to the: exterior of the wall in order to close or seal the crevices 13 against the entrance of wind, rain and the like, so a's'to effectively The batten strip comprises a flat body porand at the same time to impart-to the strip the desired resiliency and stability in hol ing the strip to its original shape. The

} longitudinal edge portions 15 and 16 of the strip are bent to oneside of the plane of the eled edge portions to the strip with the free edges of the strip forming biting or close fitting edges adapted to engage against and v strip 14: and at an obtuse angle to the body of the strip so as to provide bevtion- 1450f sheet metal which is ofsuitable gauge and composition to resist the elements.

cient width to overlap the adjacent edge portions of the boards for a considerable extent, within practical limits, so that the boards may be permitted to move toward and from each other to vary the wi'dth of i the crevice 13'without leaving the bent edges or flanges 15 and 16 of the batten strip.

In order to permit of the free move ment of the boards toward and from each other without splitting or damaging the boards and still retain the batten strip 14 in proper position, the batten strip is provided near one longitudinaledge or flange, such as 15, with a row of longitudinally spaced apart openings 17 adapted to receive nails 18 or other suitable fastening devices which are adapted to be secured into one of the boards only at one side of the crevice 13.7

The other side of theobatten strip 14 is left free and the inherent resiliency of the strip 14 is relied upon to maintain the flange 16 in surface contact with the opposite board of the Wall. The boards may thus move toward and from each other and the flange 16 merely slides over the outer surface of its adjacent board. The openings 17 are spaced sufficiently from the flange 15 to not only maintain the edge of the flange 15 in surface contact with the adjacent board, but to also impart the desired leverage or purchase of the batten strip with its flange 16 against the opposite board. a

In order that the batten strip 14 may be utilized in securing the panel boards 19 in position on interior walls and the like, the strip 14 is provided, as shown'in Figures 3 and 4, with a longitudinal row-of openings 20 which are positioned llltQill'lQr diate the flanges-15 and 16 so that nails 21 or other suitable fastening devices maybe secured through, the batten strip 1 1 and through the crevice 22, which is vformed betweenthe adjacent edge portions oflthe panel boards, 19. In interior work, the panel strips 19 are not subjected to the severe climatic changes to which' the exterior boards of a wall or roof are subjected and consequently the shrinkage ordisplacement of the edge portions of the-panel boards 19 is relatively small. 4

Again, the nails21 beingso positioned, as shown in Figures 3 and 4;, engage in the frame structure 23 of thewall and do not engage either of the-panehboards 19 sort-hat the latter are freeto expand and contract without distortion or cracking incident to any anchorage which they may have to the batten strip 14.

In the modified form shown in-Figures 3 and 4- the battenstrip is ofthe same construction as in the preferred form shonurin Figures 1 and 2 so that the flanges 15 and 16 are held in surface contact with the panel boards 19 by the inherent resiliency of the batten stripl l. r a

It is apparent that in the form shown in Figures 1 and 2 the batten strips may be easily and quickly applied by securing the same at one edge portion of each board 10, 11 and 12 and that the strips 14 will thus be held firmly in place and in surface contact with the edge portions of both of the spaced adjacent boards. If desired, the, batten strips may be secured to the "boards prior to the positioning of the boards in the wall or roof structure as the boards may then be successively fitted into place with the proecting edge portions of the batten strips against the free edge portions of the boards which have already been secured iii-place.

In the form shown in Figures 3 and 4: the panel boards 14: may be fitted against the wall with, slight crevice 22 betweenthe'm and the nails 21 then driven-intoplace. Of course, these batten strips may beiused in fence structures, in the building of barns as in the sidewalls and roofs thereof, or may be used in various otheribuilding structures both on the interior and on theeXterio'r.

t is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claim. 1 1 r s r What is claimed is A batten strip comprising a long relatively fiat body portion adapted to overlap the crevice between theadjacent boards in a wall, and having-its longitudinal edge portions bent inwardly at a slight angle to provide beveled edges and surfaceengaging portions adapted to seal the batten strip against the adjacent boards of the wall, and to space the body portion of the batten strip from the board, said body portion of the batten strip having a longitudinal row of spaced. apart nail receiving openings through which may pass nails for securing the batten strip againstsaid boards and with at leastjone edge of the battenstrip freely slidable overthe surface of the adjacent board of the wall. 1 a l I v ln testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

LESLIE T, PETERS N. 

